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American Journal of Neuroradiology, Vol 17, Issue 5 937-938, Copyright © 1996 by American Society of Neuroradiology

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Radiation-induced meningioma evaluated with positron emission tomography with fludeoxyglucose F 18

H Kado, T Ogawa, J Hatazawa, M Iwase, I Kanno, T Okudera and K Uemura
Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Research Institute of Brain and Blood Vessels, Akita, Japan.

We describe a patient with radiation-induced meningioma 12 years after cranial irradiation for ectopic germinoma. PET scans with fludeoxyglucose F 18 showed a high glucose metabolic rate in the meningioma despite a benign histologic appearance.




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